Thank you for all you have contributed through your ministry in all its many and varied forms. You are still in ministry, only without canonical formality - most ministry occurs that way. And, thanks for the reminder of Bishop Sklba's generous approach to celebrating Confirmation. I'm not sure which rules he broke, but those he confirmed were enduring in their shine.
Yes! Yes! Yes! You were handed a bill in which you were overcharged. You questioned it and are now paying what you actually owe. “Maybe [this is] a point where priesthood started to make a different kind of sense to me, too, where [ I ] could somehow be about or for people who weren’t Catholic at all, or were but in a way that defied expectations.” Yes! You, Jim McDermott, never stop being priest. You are growing into what you vowed and were ordained to do.
Thank you for all you have contributed through your ministry in all its many and varied forms. You are still in ministry, only without canonical formality - most ministry occurs that way. And, thanks for the reminder of Bishop Sklba's generous approach to celebrating Confirmation. I'm not sure which rules he broke, but those he confirmed were enduring in their shine.
Thanks, Tom. It was a real pleasure to be able to write about Bishop Sklba!
You enhance us with your ability to share so intimately your experience, encouraging us to do the same. A very moving piece, Jim. Wow, indeed!!
Thanks!
Yes! Yes! Yes! You were handed a bill in which you were overcharged. You questioned it and are now paying what you actually owe. “Maybe [this is] a point where priesthood started to make a different kind of sense to me, too, where [ I ] could somehow be about or for people who weren’t Catholic at all, or were but in a way that defied expectations.” Yes! You, Jim McDermott, never stop being priest. You are growing into what you vowed and were ordained to do.
Thanks so much, Dick.
A profoundly precious reflection on you anniversary Jim. Thanks for sharing. Yes, still growing, still becoming. An everyday miracle. 🐨 🎉💌 🐨
Thanks, Kerry!